Monday, January 31, 2011

Punnett Squares


In science class, we are learning about punnett squares. Punnett squares are grids that have the combination from specific alleles from the parents of the offspring to find the gene of the offspring. The parents alleles' are multiplied together to form a punnett square and predict the outcome of the gene of the offspring. Punnett squares are very resourceful. Scientists and doctors use these punnett squares frequently to figure out the probable outcomes of the F1 generation. Then when the F1 generation is crossed with another parent, the F2 generation gets the combination of the alleles from the parents.

In punnett squares, more specifically monohybrid punnett squares, the alleles for each parent are multiplied to find the outcome of the gene for the offspring. We call this the phenotype. The phenotype is the physical characteristics of the offspring. For example, if the dominant allele is brown eyes and the recessive allele is blue eyes, and the parents have the alleles Bb and bb. The phenotype of the offspring would be 50% brown eyes and 50% blue eyes. Then, there is the genotype. The genotype is the genetic characteristics. In this case, the genotype for the offspring would be 50% Bb, or heterozygous, and 50% bb, or homozygous recessive. These are the basics about punnett squares but feel free to learn more about them.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

The 2011 Honda Civic Hybrid


The new Honda Civic Hybrid is an excellent car. It is known for its price; however, it is more known for its amazing techniques to cooperate with the environment. The all new 2011 Honda Civic Hybrid is going to be one of the greatest cars in the current era for many reasons. Very few cars will be able to compete with the statistics and reviews of this car!
The Honda Civic Hybrid can go 43 miles per gallon on the highway. This is extremely excellent in two ways. Firstly, the Honda Civic Hybrid is saving people a lot of money. It is one of the best cars fuel capacity wise. Getting gas won't be a common routine, unlike many other cars. In fact, the average mpg for each car in the United States is 2o miles per gallon. The 2011 Honda Civic Hybrid is more than double the average mpg for each car in the U.S. with 43 miles per gallon. More importantly, the Honda Civic Hybrid is very cooperative with the environment. With the use of gas this car uses, there is almost no way to counter the miles per gallon for this car and make it better, which makes the car very unique from all its competitors. on top of that, this car has the second best emission in the country by a gas-powered car.
In the end, the Honda Civic Hybrid is one of the best cars in the world and is very eco-friendly. When looking into well priced vehicles, try checking out the Honda Civic Hybrid, which most people are very pleased with.